Course representatives

Each University course, includng undergraduate and postgraduate courses, has Course Representatives - students who are elected by their fellow students at the start of each academic year. Course Representatives are expected to collect feedback from students on their course and present this feedback to course leaders at regular meetings throughout the academic year.

It is recommended that you read the information available on this web page before nominating yourself to be a Course Representative. You can find a role description that outlines the expectations of a Course Representative below.

Once elected, all Course Representative should attend a training session organised by UWSU.

School representatives

Undergraduate Course Representatives who have served for at least one year and all postgraduate Course Representatives are eligible to apply to become a School Representative. School Representatives are appointed jointly by the University’s Quality and Standards Office and UWSU. Each School should have between two and four School Representatives (including at least one postgraduate student).

School Representatives will meet with Heads of School at least once per semester to discuss School matters. The School Representatives will gather feedback from Course Representatives in their School to aid these discussions. School Representatives will sit on the University Student Experience Committee (SEC) to report on School level activities.

School Representatives are appointed on an annual basis each academic year, during recruitment periods which will be publicised on the UWSU website where you can also access a role description. If you are interested in becoming a School Representative, please contact [email protected] to find out when the next recruitment period will open. Once appointed, all School Representatives will be provided with training by UWSU.

Student Experience Committee

The Student Experience Committee is a university committee which is co-chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and the UWSU President. UWSU Vice-Presidents and School Representatives attend meetings of the SEC. The SEC focuses on issues affecting student experience and promotes student engagement at Westminster. Through the SEC student feedback is heard and responded to by staff in senior management positions from across the University.